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Harris Garrard Academy is proud to have been awarded the Judicium Safety Award for Health and Safety.

The award is made by Judicium Education, the Harris Federation’s Health and Safety consultants who audit all of the Federation’s academies to ensure a safe working and learning environment.

Judicium Education said:  “Due to the continued high standard of health, safety and fire management that has been maintained throughout the last 12 months, the academy has achieved the Judicium Safety Award and should be congratulated on the amount of work that has been completed in challenging times”

In order for Harris Garrard Academy to achieve the Judicium safety award, Judicium Education assessed the academy’s health and safety management against the following criteria:

• The academy has a satisfactory health & safety management system in place which has sound processes and procedures, and responsibilities properly allocated
• No serious breaches of health & safety regulations have been identified
• Risk assessment is considered to be suitable and sufficient, thorough and specific.
• No high priority recommendations remain unaddressed
• No high priority fire risk assessment recommendations are outstanding
• A robust maintenance and inspection regime is in place
• Training needs have been identified and are being delivered

The Head of Academy, Mr Steve West said: “At Harris Garrard Academy we are delighted to have been awarded the Heath and Safety award in recognition of the hard work and team effort that goes in to ensuring that our Academy is a safe place to be for both staff and students. I would like to thank all the staff and students who contributed to achieving this important award.”